When Banknotes Don Superhero Masks

In the "Facebank" series, Italian artist Alessandro Rabatti combined economic icons with comic book heroes. With the artful processing of British, American and Chinese banknotes, he tried to draw attention to the current economic crisis and illustrate the actual "value" of money.

Alessandro Rabatti tried to start a debate about the current economic crisis by remaking the most famous banknotes, which feature portraits of world leaders such as Queen Elizabeth II and Abraham Lincoln. By putting superhero masks on the portraits, he wanted to express the irony that stems from the fact that the main task of world leaders is to save the world. The bold compositions, with which he illustrates the ever-increasing distrust of the public, definitely attract the eye and make you think...